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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
HIS DARLING WAS GONE.
When the Old Elephant Came.

Colonel Nillbank was a proud, AFRO
rant sort Of man. The pleasant faces ne
met along the street held no charm lor
him He had never been known To com
init a cruel act, yet people ~ald ne was
utterly without feeling. When MS "IIe
was buried h" stood beside tn" grave
apparently unmOvcd. and the next day he
went about his business as usual
1t is strange" said a generous man
who had lust made an assignment ' now
such a man as Millbank can be successful
in business"
Such men are generally successful
a friend replied. HaTdhcartedncS@ sue
ceeds where gentleness strives IN VAIN.
MiIIbank was not wholly regardless OF
others. He loved his little boy with a
devotion forgctful of all self. So soon as
he had entered the house the nara llil'0
would melt from his face, and his cNrN,
so cold to all others, would glow a. il
soul had suddenly sprung into them.
How is my little angel; the i3th"f
asked one evening as he took the chlld on
his lap and fondly kissed him.
.'Well, " the little fellow replied.
"Fmmet do YOU know that every
morning when | awake and find you wei
I feel 80 thankful to God that I ought To
spend the rest of the day in worshipplnS
Him2"
No. do you?-
An when the old elephant comes VIII
you take me to see himE
" Yes"
"When will he Gomez"
Next week"
"Wiu he be here I'm the mOrnin'."
"No. he won't come until next week
"Tell me about him"
"Well, ne will come marching down
the street with his great long SnOut, and
the little boys and girls will clap their
hands and laugh. Then he will 90 out to
a great big tent, and the boys Will give
him apples"
AN might I give him one2"
Yes"
An he won't bite me, eiver, will he?"
mo"
what will he do?"
He will take the apple with his
snout and put it In his mouth"
He will?"
Yes, and then he'll want another
one?"
Il wish he was here now"
Hell be here pretty soon. There,
now, papa must go down town, he added.
as he sInOothcd back the boys beautiful
hair and kissed him.
He passed into the street. The divine
light had faded; the hard lines were
again on his face.
when will the old elephant Gomez
the boy asked, when another morning hau
dawned.
1T won't be long now"
I'm be awful glad when he does
come I'm keepin this big rcd apple FOL
him, an he'll be glad TO get it, won't he:
Yes, he will"
Hell say to himself, This IS the best
apple I ever did eat won't het'
e Yes, he will think it is very nice"
Physicians came and came again.
little feverish hand held red apple. Ih'
/ tears of a heartbrOken man fell upo1
riurlet5 of beautiful hair. Women cam,
with their gentle hands and soft whis
pcrs. Another day dawned. A red ap
! pie on the mantelpiece caught ray o
/ sunlight. Then came the roll OF drums
/ the clash OF cymbals. Feathers nodded
/ people shouted. The father lifted hi
/ swollen eyes from little co1Iir am
/ glanced through a window. The oil
/ elephant was passing the house.-[At
/ lanta Constitution. an
/
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
AtquIilettes for ladies

"What IS all that cordage and trap
pings that the girls wear dangling from
their shoulders this season." was asked
OF ladies tailor j.
Those, my boy was the answer.
''are aiguillettes.
That's something military, I sup
pose?"
9" Yes, they're worn by officers in full
dress. They're made of gold lace then. q"
And why should ladies in street
dress wear part OF an officers uniform in
full dress?"
My customers now all have brothers
or cousins or sweethearts. they tell me.
in the National Guard It's got to be
quite the thing to hold a staff commits
sion; In fact. they tell me that none but
young men Of the best social position are
now allowed on the brigade and regi-
mental stats, and so, as my customers
all wanted TO wear something military,
] picked out the prettieSt part of the uni
form for them. Then they set the fash
ion, and the rest followed. Nv customers
will drop it pretty soon Phila. Press.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
The Great American Liar.

When Mr. Morton was American Min
lister to France he was entertaining a
party at dinner, among whom were
several English SwellS and the great
American rGc0pte1w Tom Ochiltree-
One of the Englishmen had described
the Duke Of WestminSteT's place as
being remarkably large and beautiful,
when Tom broke in with:
Why. that's nothing. A friend Of
mine in Texas has got place thous-
and miles square, and house "a big
as hotel He met me walking about tho
house one dav and said. -" HellOi Tom,
where do YOU come frOmg Why. old
man. I've been staying with you for two
weeks. 1t was n fact; we hadn't hap
pcned to meet before"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
"The Gray Mare Is th. Better Hor...-

A gentleman who had seen the world,
one day gave his son a span OF horses q
chariot, and a basket Of eggs.
" Do you said he 10 the boy. travel
upon the high road until you come to tho
first house in which Is q married couple.
II you find that the husband Is master
there, give him one OF the horses II.
on the contrary, the wife is the ruler.
give her an egg. Return at once if YOU
part with horse, but do not come hack
as long as you keep both horses aud
there Is an egg remaining
Away Went the boy full OF his mission.
and, just beyond the border Of his farbs.r.'s
estate 10 a modest cottage. H.. ulI.-ltt-
ca from his chariot. and Knocked al the
door The good wife opened Il for him
and courtc~ied.
! your husband at homer"
the bayfield,.
In he came, wiping his brows. The
young man told them his erraud
why, says the wife, bridling and
rolling the corner OF her apron, g al
ways do as John wants me TO do; he Is
my master; amt you. john"
Then said the boy. d. 1 am 10 Give
you horse; which will you takeg'
think, said he. as h3y, that hay
geldlHg seems to be the one as would suit
me the best"
If we have a choice. husband. said
the wife, ' think the gray mare Will suit
Us the best"
No" replied John, "the bay for me:
he Is the more square In front. and his
legs are better
Now" said the wife, Il don't think
So the gray mare Is the better hOrsa,
and shall never be contented unless I
get that one"
Well said John, IF your mind IA
set on it, I'll give up; we'll take the gray
mare"
Thank YOU" said the bov. allow
me to give you an egg from this basket
II IS a nice fresh one. and you can boil IL
hard or soft. as your wife will allow
The rest you can imagine The Young
man came home with both horses. hut
not an egg remained in the basket.-Bos-
ton Courier.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
OutKrowa Laws.

In Boston the law against smoking in
the streets still exists; and any unfor-
tunate smoker could be arrested by any
policeman who chose to do so.
In England a man was recently ar
rested under a nearly forgotten law for
bidding driving through the streets dur
ing church time.
In the same country. during the early
part OF this century, a convicted muir
derer escaped all punishment by claiming
trial by combat; that is, that his inno-
cence or guilt might be proven ny duel
with the Encouragement (the latter en-
phatically declining the ta-t). And it
was found that the right Z demanding
such duel had never been repealed.
The English laws respecting the
Christmas street singers or " waits were
also in existence until very recently.
Originally they were court pages. whose
duty it was TO patrol the court at night
and proclaim the hour with pious song.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
Emerson-s Study.

Ralph Waldo Emersons study in the
pleasant old Concord residence IS kept
Just as the sage and poet left it.
Over the low mantcl hangs "a fine copy
of Michael Angeles .' Fates." There is a
curious old Egyptian idol, choice en-
cravings on tho walls. and busts of cele-
brated men here and there about the
room.
On either sideof the fireplace two doors
open into the sunny south parlor.
In the center of the room is a large
table. II Is piled with books.
On one side lies the little blotting pad
with sheets of paper and by it a pen and
an ink bottle.
This is all the paraphernalia of Emer.
sons writing materials. 7 X h.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
TJvey withone Raoou.

A four-year old boy, while making a
morning call at the house of a neighbOr,
overheard the servant girl talking en-
phatically to the cat in her endeavor to
get it out of the kitchen.
Among other things the girl said to the
cat was this: If you don't get out of
this III shake the liver out of your
This remark struck the listening young
ster favorably, and he treasured it up for
future use.
Next morning he chanced to be at this
same neighbor's, and the smaller men,
bers of the household announced to him
that they were going TO have liver for
breakfast.
The youngster put two and two to-
gether at once, and reached his own
conclusions; then, to confirm them, he
turned TO the girl and asked anxiousIy:
"Did you shake it out OF the cat?"-[St.
Albans Messenger.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
Health Of People In China.

The popular notion that the Inhabi-
tant.S or Chinese cities are given to un-
wholesome habits does not seem to be
well founded.
Dr. Dudgcon, In a recent work on the
diet. dress, and dwellings, Of the Chinese,
says that the people have admirably
adapted themselves to their surround
lngs and enjoy maximum OF comfort
'' They have a good many lessons yet
to teach u~ in respect of living and
practical health"
After an experience OF over twenty
years with them. he says that they are
subject to fewer diseases, their diseases
are more amenable to treatment, and
they possess a greater freedom from
acute and lntammatory affections OF all
kinds. II, indeed, these can be said to
exist at all, than obtains among Western
nations.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
hfsIiean nLore ofChndrnn.

One trait OF the Mexican character
deserving of all praise, Is the national
love for children. Mexico Is the chill
dren's paradise. Children ara loved and
petted in public 10 an extent that mnkes
an American, used to the stolid WAYS ~
his own country people. open his ewes i'm
astonishment and pleasure. There iS,no
sffectation i'm the matter. A little child
Is the pet of the people A baby Is every
ones admiration, and here YOU NAV see
fathers out walking with their children
for the pleasure of the childrens com
pany.
In shops and all places where people
meet children are petted. and baby In
shop is seized and caressed 10y an army of
male admirers Washington Republic.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
Something Hevv-The Fagot Party.

The tagot party IS a. Institution of
the latest date-the very --5t thing out,
in fact. in the way Of intellectual enter
tainment for evening hours at home OK
with ones ueighborS
The ruling feature Of this new instftu-
tion is that every one accepting an iuvi-
tation TO a faEot party must bring. or
every one present must furnish. "a fa-ot
10 aid in keeping the social freight OF
the occasion Interestingly bright
The fagot may be a game. story.
riddle, song, speech. OF any other form
Of social offering for the amusement Of
the rest, and il will be well to have the
complete bundle Of fagots IS varied i'm its
character and make up as may be.-fGood
Housekeeping.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11

A curious fact is that although the
lynching of Henry Mason, colored. re-
Gently for the murder of Mr.. Hammers
ley Is the first occurrence of the kind in
Campbell County, the very name Of
Lynch law was derived from a native
In the habit of administering summary
punishment to maIauders and miScrc-
ants OF every description without paying
any attention TO the ordinary processes
Of law. Hence he was called Judge
Lynch, and this il is said, Is tho true
origin of the terms "lynchingr and
lynch law Lynchburg (Vs.) News.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
A BABYs TINY SHOE

They found him by the roadside dead,
A ragged tramp unknown
His face uptuTned in mute despair,
His helpless arms outthrOwn.
The lark above him sang a song
OF greeting to the day;
The breeze blew fresh and sweet and
stirred
His hair in wantOn play.
They found no clew to homo or name,
But tied with ribbon blue
ley found package, and it held
A bahy'S tiny shoe.
Half worn and old, a button of,
It seemed "a sacred thing:
With reverence they wrapped it close
And tied the faded string
And laid 1t on the peaceful breast
That kept the secret we'll;
And God will know and understand
The story it will tell
OF happy times and peaceful home
That dead tramp sometimes knew,
Whose only relic left him was
The baby's tiny shoe.
i Kansas City Times.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
smnIlest Terrier IN thn World.

Tiny, hlack-and-tan terrier. has the
honor OF having bcen the smallest full
grown dog that ever lived. He belonged
TO Lieut.-Gen. Sir Archibald Maclaine Of
England. and in honor of his extreme
thinness, is now carefully preserved
under a glass case. Tiny was less than
four inches long. and could comfortably
curl up and take nap in a common
glass tumbler.-I St. Nicholas.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
Where He Took the Cake.

A clergyman Of our acquaintance Will
have a good Joke 20 tell a well-known
brother of the cloth when next he sees
him.
Riding with strangers he overheard a
lady expressing herself, honestly, no
doubt, but with eSubcrant warmth, in
favor OF her beloved pastor (the brother
aforesaid), capping the climax by say
ing:
% He is good everywhere, and on all
occasions, but at funerals he takes the
cake. e."-[ Waterville Me- Mail.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
DecIdedlY Inconvenienf.

popular clergyman recently related
the following thrilling incident:
gentleman shaving cut off his nose.
Startled at his miShap he let his razor
fall, and in fnlling it cut of his toe. A
doctor was summoned, and in replacing
the dismembered limbs he made a mis-
take, putting the nose on the toe and the
toe o.. the nose.
This transposition is now causing the
man much Inconvenience when he has
need to blow his nose he IS obliged to
take off his shoes.-[Shoe and Leather
Reporter.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
GOOD reading eor s,.mnsrsr..

Pleasing reading for men with STAN
mering tongues may be found In lie
Progress, the French journal devoted %
colonial extension I'm Indo-Chiua In
recent issue Il speaks OF co. tLe mauifes-
tations and proclamatious published by
the ChauemonEavclay ayoudumodeliHraton
damandaiaveleaja Committee. That
beats old man Demustheues' pebble
business every time.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
AhIiseranrinr VIII.

A clergyman. endeavoriug to console
q rich miser in his dying hours. not far
from Lodi. asked him: " In looking over
your past life. what do you regret the
most at this timeE
q. That 1 did not die twenty-five yoars
ago. when funerals were cheaper. - Cal
fornia Maverick.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11

Two Of tho toes of nay buried ler
overlap each Other and pain ln dread.
fully" said the wIfa 81 Jaeun B,I-au, Of
Marlboro. Mas. The lc- had been am
putated and buried one month.
The husband. unknown % the wite, had
the leg exhumHl and the toes straight
ened out and Shesaid she knew by the
relief that followed the exact moment
the act was performed.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11

The wicked book agent has been at
1t again.
One OF the fraternity induced citizen
of Cadillac, Michigan, to buy book for
a present TO his wife, and then IL
copy of the same book to the wife for a
present for her husband.
1t is needless to say that there Is grtek
In that household.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-11
Advertising Rates.

The large and reliable cfrculatton o. the Ca
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Business items. nrst Insertion loo. per ltne sacA
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JOB PRINTING Of all kinds neatly and eEpedft
Ously executed at lowest prices Don't you fe-rsa
81.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-10-08
Local Option the Thing.

Philadelphia Press (; 1t will thus
be seen that, while no State has vo-
ted this year to abolish the manufact-
ure and sale ofintoxicants, the friends
of such a policy have been remark
ably active and strong. This fact
should suggest a lesson to the liquor
men, who have made themselves
particularly offensive by their evident
purpose, to thrust this question into
politics and to assist by every means
in their power the party which is
know to be the most subservient to
then interest. Unless they desire to
awaken a whirlwind of wrath which
will sweep their traffic out of exist
ence theywill wisely not attract pub
lie attention by interfering in politics.
There is a lesson also in these cleo
tions,for the Incorporate Prohibition
lists. They do not show that the peo-
pie favor prohibition, but that they
desire to have the liquor traffic re-
stricted and regulated, for in Michi-
gan, Texas and Tennessee local
option prevails where prohibition is
rejected. Local option has proved
to;be a remarkable success in every
State where it has been tried. Itpre-
walls over three-fourths of the State of
Tennessee, many counties of Miss
issippi and Texas, over four-ffths
of the State Of Georgia, and it is APP
parently destined to control most
of the counties of Florida. This APP
pears to be the practical solution of
the question, and the prohibition
elections of this year ought to enforce
il upon the advocates or temperance.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-10-08
Why am I a Christian

Van Phon Lee, another Chinese
gentleman of. education and refine
ment, as well as a graduate of Yale
College, replies to Wong Chin Foo's
article of Why am | a Heather 2"
which appeared in a late number of
the North American Review, by an
other article entitled, Why am l a
Christian ."
He first informs his readers that he
became a Christian through the in
Auence of that grand man, Mr..
Moody" He goes on to say:
81 did not bother myself with the
peculiarities and shortcomings of diff
ferent denominations. 1t mattered
little to me which sect / identified
myself with. For the frailtieS of hui
man nature are no part of Christian
ity. They are the very things it
teaches us to overcome.
Murders and rObberies may be
pretty frequent in New York State,
but who knows how many are COM
mitted in China in a year? If for
eigners have such paradises in their
native countries, why do they per-
sist in staying here {? Granting there
is more wickedness in the neighbor-
hood of a single church district of one
thousand people in New York than
any one million heather in China,
that only proves that one thousand
heather in New York have a greater
capacity for wickedneSs than one
million heather in China. a-A
Having been a heather myself,
pnd an associate of the heather, / am
competent TO say that they never do
any good without expecting return,
or gaining some merit. The true
Christian does good for the love he
has toward all Gods creatures.
1.-The Americans lay more stress
on the duty of parents toward their
children, while the Chinese insist too
much on the duty of children toward
their parents. Both have departed
from the golden rule. Neither
foolish parents MOI undutiful chill
dren are the products of the Chris
tian religion. They r such either
from imperfect training or natural
depravity.
"There are good men among the
heather. Such men you will find to
be just, reasonable, honest and truth
ful. Christianity would make such
men perfect"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-10-08
IA. B. G. OF Bee Culture


The above is the title of the latest
addition to our book shelf, and is a
profusely illustrated work of over 300
pages neatly bound in cloth. 1t is
published by the author, A. 1. Root,
Medina, Ohio, also the publisher Of
the semi-monthly journal, "Glean-
ings in Bee Culture" This volume
not only contains the A. B. c., but
the X. Y. H., of bee culture, with all
intermediate stages. The publisher
is also manufactures and dealer in
all kinds of apiarian supplies, and
will send a 40-page catalogue free to
any one interested upon application.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-10-08
h is the Lesson ?

"
Toledo Blade: What is the lesson
of the Tennessee election? To lis it
is the same taught by the fierce con
test in Michigan, and by the Texas
campaign. 1t is, that local option
is a better weapon for the conversion
of the voters of a State than a consti-
tutional amendment campaign.
Michigan's Lawmakers were prompt
to see the point, and they enacted q
SPLENDID local option law, which has
just become operative-and passed
it, too, before the echoes ofthe amend
ment battle had died out. Under it
three-fourths of Michigan will have
prohibition within a year-and we
certainly think that ''half a loaf is
better than no bread. Georgia has
adhered strictly to the local option
plan, and all but three of her coun-
ties, if our information is correct, are
"dry.D With local option persued
untilthe whole or nearly the whole
of a State is won, the success Of a
movement for constitutional prohi-
bition is assured.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-10-08

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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-10-08

A husband who had incurred the
anger of his wife, a terrible virago,
seeks refuge under his bed. "Come
out of that, you brigand, you rascal,
you assassin ~ screamed his gentle
companion. No, madam he
replied, calmly, 81 won't come out.
1 am going to show you that I
shall do as l please in my own
housed"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-10-08
The Best and Cheapest College.

The Commercial College of Ken
lucky University, received the high
est honor and gold medal at the
Worlds Exposition over all other
colleges for system of bookkeeping
and business education. 1t is situated
in the beautiful, healthy, and re-
nowned city, Lexington, KY, access
ible by the leading railroads. Ar
range now to enter this college, as
students can enter at any time.
Read advertisement of this College
in another colume, and write for
particulars to its president, Wilbur
r. Smith, Lexington, Ky. MA
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-10-08

Two thousand nine hundred silk
worms are required to produce one
pound of silk, but it takes $1,000
spiders to produce one pound of
web.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-10-08
CLEANING + AND DYEING.

The undersigned will clean and dye all
kinds of mems clothing, any color desired;
Ladies' Dresses, Wraps, ETC., also cleaned
and dyed any shade of color. Prices
very moderate, and q liberal patronage So
licited. MRS. CALLIE BYARS.
a-6-4t McMinnyille, Tenn.